Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Couratari scottmorii Prance

Location:

Panama. Kuna Yala. San Blás, Aila Tiwar (Rio Acla). Alt. 25 - 100 m. (82 - 328 ft.)

Collector(s):

A. Sugden 586 with William Wint, Mike Christy, 18 Mar 1979

Description:

Buttressed tree, 40m high, diameter of bole above buttresses 50cm. Tree V. Crown sample in full sun, 40 m above ground. Bark dark red/brown, fairly smooth, tending to flake longitudinally. Branching orthotropic, forming domed crown 12m across, 10m deep. Lvs.: somewhat lustrous, with a red tinge when young. Fls.: dull brown to yellow, presented above crown. Fruits brown withouth, black within, containing quantities of pale brown seeds, abundant in this season. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Terrain mostly steep. Soil red clay, pH c. 7.0. Rainfall C. 4000 mm p.a.; dry season December to April. Forest canopy continuous at 25 m, with buttressed emergents to 45m, and c. 200 woody species per hectare. Understorey strikingly rich in palms.

Other:

Specimen Notes: Forest Herbarium Oxford, "Operation Drake" Phases I & II. Studies of evergreen lowland seasonal rainforest on the Aila Tiwar (Rio Acla)

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00680890
GUID: 92f8bf89-6070-4130-a64f-5e7797634b29

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Other collections
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 5000
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (8.8083, -77.675)

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